Painting Flashcards
- What does sheen mean?
It is a measure of how much light a paint reflects.
- What produce white and brighter paint?
Higher percentage of TiO2 (titanium dioxide).
- What is added to control the gloss in paint?
Kaolin (clay).
- What is VOC?
Volatile organic chemicals.
- What does make paint finish the harder and more durable?
higher percentage of acrylic resin.
- Use of primers?
- Latex - in most situation, over oil. 2. Alkyd - a difficult or chalky wall. 3. Stain-blocking primers: latex, alkyd, shellac (most effectiv).
- 5 different sheens?
- Flat. 2. Eggshells. 3. Satin. 4. Semigloss. 5. Gloss.
- Use of flat paint?
Poor finish, not washable areas,
- Use of eggshell paint?
Good for walls.
- Use of satin paint?
Kitchen, bathroom, hallways, kid room, woodwork, trim.
- Use of semigloss paint?
Woodwork, trim, cabinets, door, kitchen, bath.
- Use of gloss paint?
Utility rooms, play room walls, trim that gets a lot of abuse.
- What is saturation of color?
The purity of color: hue is synomic with color, tint is lighter and shade is darker.
- What is color value?
A lightness or darkness of a color.
- What are shades?
Mixture of hue (pure color) with black.
- What are tints?
Mixture of hue (pure color) with white.
- What are primary colors?
Red, blue, yellow.
- What are secondary colors?
Colors fall midway betwen two primary colors (orange, violate, green).
- What are tertiary colors?
Combination of primary and secondary colors (red-orange, red-violet, yellow-orange).
- What are complimentary colors?
colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel (yellow - violet, red - green, blue - orange).
- What are monochromic colors?
Shades and tints of a single color.
- What are analogous colors?
Two colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. One color dominates.
- What are complimentary colors?
Two colors opposite each other on the color wheel.
- What are triadic colors?
Three colors equidistant rom each other on the color wheel.